By 2030 the global population is set to reach over 8 billion and 26.4% of that population will be Muslim.

A report by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life titled “The Future of the Global Muslim Population” projects that the number of Muslims in the world is set to double from 1.1billion in 1990 to 2.2 billion in 2030.

While these are impressive numbers, it actually indicates that the worldwide growth of Islam is “growing but slowing” as it will drop from a growth rate of 1.7% between 2010 and 2020 to 1.4% between 2020 and 2030.

Pew project that Pakistan is set to overtake Indonesia as the country with the world’s largest number of Muslim’s as it’s Muslim majority population pushes to over 256 million. The number in the U.S. will double to over 6.2 million while Afghanistan’s Muslim population is set to rise by almost 74% as the number rises from 29 million to 50 million, making it the country with the ninth largest Muslim population in the world.

Better living conditions combined with increased life-expectancy in Muslim majority countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa, net migration and global population growth are given as the main factors driving the growth. Despite the projection, Muslims will remain a relatively small minority in the Americas and European countries and the Christian majority in these countries is expected to be just as impressive.

While Islam has experienced rapid growth in worshipers of all denominations, it is likely that it will not overtake Christianity as the most dominant world religion as the number of Christians is expected to also reach 2.2billion by 2030. Between them, these two major world religions will make up over half of the Global population at almost 33 per cent by 2030.

“There has been a lot of speculation about the growth of the Muslim population around the world, and many of those who speculate don’t have good data,” said Brian Grim, a senior researcher at the Pew Forum. “Instead of a runaway train, it’s trending with the general global population.”

“This will provide a garbage filter for hysterical claims people make about the size and growth of the Muslim population,” Philip Jenkins, a religious history scholar in Christianity and Islam told the Washington Post.

Islam should not be allowed in the West because fhe Quran teaches hatred of non-believers. They pick fights with their neighbors everywhere they go in the world and have caused enough trouble in the West already. Time to hold our politicians responsible for letting them in.

The article presents Muslim population doubling and than shows a picture of Muslims protesting with the headline "anger". The author might as well said if your Muslim than your an angry person. These images with these subtitles are portraying Muslims in a bad light and the author wants to lead its readers to see that point of view. I think politics and protesting in anger is not always directly linked to faith it could be linked to many other issues. For example Spain protested against austerity budgets, Occupy Wall Street protested outside time square and some of these protesters were angry. Spain protesters had signs saying "it is time to get angry" which is a famous saying by a famous French man who is an old veteran and he had respect in France and he said that it is time for people to get angry. I know this because I studied social movements and these examples are there to illustrate that dissatisfaction with political, economic systems are issues that people face regardless of faith.

Rubbish with the increase in access to science and technology self learners around the globe come to the realisation that religion is just a bunch of made up fairytales and God is nothing more than an irrational answer to the "gaps" in our knowledge. Atheism is the the fastest growing realisation and religion is set to decline in the 21st century.

To read the Koran is not the principle, at Image of nothing... To read at Books of any subject is to know wear you are? To be at Muslim is not make at difference for other, but to be self the differenceyou've already done...! You have to read allot to see that you are at simple "Human Been", to be at Muslim or Christ or Jews is only at false image of Unreality...

@submitter Yes You are Correct! Unfortunately the Mass Spread of Islam Phobia through the Western Media has STOPPED Christians and Jews from Continuing to Islam as God had Intended it. Very Sad! The Ego's of our western society prevents us from reaching GOD's COMPLETE MESSAGE!

@Anonymous123 DON'T CLICK ITS ABOUT ISLAM. ISLAM IS ONE RELIGION THAT IS FURTHEST FROM THE TRUTH. IT IS A CANCER AND THREAT TO HUMANITY AS WE KNOW IT. KORAN IS THE WORD OF SATAN. KORAN TEACHES MUSLIMS TO BE SELFISH AND REJECT AND ENSLAVE OTHERS WHO FOLLOW DIFFERENT FAITH.

how the hell would muslim population decrease i u threat somebody n ur cult with death if he/she will leave, and also bcause more people are getting blind and stupid thats y they become muslim....nuke the world if that happens...

@BhavinSomani@SharjeelHassan There are certain procedures before yo u ca even be allowed more then 1 wife, During the time of our prophet, their were many wars being fought, with very few men, and plenty of women with children that needed to be taken care of, It was at this time, that it was permissible for the few men that survived the war to be taking of the women. Over time, polygamy has died down and only the very few that follow the culture, are mentally/physically/financially built will engage in polygamy, otherwise, if you have a problem with men having more then one wife, i suggest you take a better look at america and their ways in the media that explicit "men enjoying having more women by their side" it's not a biased behavior, it's commonly known for men to be with more women, the question is, are they married? committed? will they cheat if they marry? that only comes down to the individual. Dont blame the religion, when you have no idea why it's allowed.

Unfortunately the Mass Spread of Islam Phobia through the Western
Media has STOPPED Christians and Jews from Continuing to Islam as God
had Intended it. Very Sad! The Ego's of our western society prevents us
from reaching GOD's COMPLETE MESSAGE!

@haramiskoran lol haram is koran hahahaha funny name, dude the article says that 26.4% of the world will be muslim in 2030, how can 2.2 billion be ''wrong''. Maybe they seeing and reading something your not..... islam literally means peace and its a faith, its something to believe in and incorporate into your life like any other religion. The statement that you said can be the furtherest from the truth and there will be 2 billion people that can back up it up, think about that.

have a nice day (look for knowledge and research please, it may take hours, days, weeks, months or years goodluck) peace be upon you (As-salamu alaykum)

@rjfelices8000 Most people are becoming blind or stupid when they turn to Islam? learn how to SPELL first. Also muslims are allowed to leave completely freely. Yes, you might not be respected as much but thats the same for every religion when they leave. stfu ok

@hellothere Oh, then by your logic, the rest of the world, which is more populous, must be even more 'right', because they don't believe in your religion. Islam means 'submission' and that's exactly what you're doing all over the world.

Infact Islam is the Only Religion to place a limit on the NUMBER OF WIVES A MAN CAN TAKE.

You heard me right, Neither the Torah or the Bible limit the Number of Wives a man may take.

The Qur'an is the only Holy Book to limit the number of wives, 4 wives is permissible, if each women agrees and is given equal consideration.

This is permissable becuase in the Middle Eastern Nations the Female population is much larger than the Male population. Therefore one can reason that it is only fair to allow every women equal opportunity to marry if it suits her.

If you are a Christian you should understand that Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) The Messenger of Islam is mentioned in Bible and is told to bring the final word of God to all Believers.

Please Think for yourself. Don't let everything you hear dictate your opinions in life. This is a very dangerous way to live my friend.

Here is Proof of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) in the Bible, as well as him being mentioned in the Old Testament Song of Solomon chapter
5 verse 16: